Xiao Zhang knew that at this moment, he was not only facing the doubts of all the ministers present, but even the emperor began to be suspicious, which is understandable, the emperor, the one who doesn't hate the rebellion?

Xiao Zhang was inevitably a little nervous, he took a deep breath, tried to maintain a flat tone and said: "Is what the prime minister said a little unnecessary? Isn't it too narrow to put a person to death just for a baseless suspicion?"

"Unwarranted...... Well, the word is interesting. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info" The emperor actually chewed on the word and nodded slightly. "Xiao Zhang, you continue. ”

Xiao Zhang said: "It is true that my father has an enmity with Zuo Dongling, so my father's lifelong wish is to completely defeat Zuo Dongling. As a son, of course, he has to make some efforts for his father, join forces with his father to defeat Zuo Dongling, and obtain the position of head that should have belonged to his father many years ago, why not?"

The Emperor began to be silent again, listening quietly.

Huang Guozhong snorted and said, "In order to take revenge, you will do whatever it takes, where do you put my Dayan Law?"

Xiao Zhang raised his head and laughed: "As the prime minister, don't you know the law of Dayan? According to what I just said, the struggle between the folk sects is free, and the change of the position of the head of the family is also free, and it is completely in line with the law for my father to overthrow Zuo Dongling and get the position of the head of the family. ”

Huang Guozhong said coldly: "Then who knows if you have a conspiracy to join forces with Xiao Zhantian to usurp the throne when you come to Soul Beijing?"

The last four words are extremely sensitive, but Huang Guozhong deliberately raised his voice, and the aftermath lingered, echoing repeatedly in the hall, anyone listening to these four words, couldn't help but tremble in their hearts.

Usurping the throne, this is not a joke, it is the world's number one crime, and it is necessary to endure the harshest punishment of the imperial court in order to deter all the ill-intentioned people in the world.

The emperor's eyebrows seemed to jump with these four words, and then he turned his gaze to Xiao Zhang again.

Xiao Zhang was under tremendous pressure, but he still said in a flat tone: "Without evidence and slander, is this what the prime minister of the dynasty should do? As far as I know, did you also have a plot against the Heavenly Soul Sect when you let Huang Shan enter the Heavenly Soul Sect? Now that you have the power of the world, you control the government, and your son Huang Jun leads the Praetorian Guard, the lifeblood of the Soul Capital, it can be said that as long as you move your mind, the Soul Capital will be under your control. Can I say that you are also suspected of intent to rebel?"

These words were loud and to the point, and they said what everyone was worried about but did not dare to say, but Xiao Zhang said it unabashedly, which really made the hearts of all the ministers present tremble violently.

Huang Guozhong suddenly sweated on his forehead, he couldn't imagine that Xiao Zhang had such sharp teeth, and immediately shouted angrily: "Xiao Zhang, don't talk nonsense, Your Majesty treats the prime minister as kind as a mountain, how can the prime minister have the intention of rebellion?"

Xiao Zhang smiled and said: "This is the so-called nonsense, Prime Minister, how do you feel?"

Huang Guozhong: "......"

The emperor immediately set his eyes on Huang Guozhong, and the cold color in his eyes was very intense: "Prime Minister, I value you very much, and I put all the power in your hands, you can't let me down." ”

Although this sentence sounded mild, it was full of warnings, Huang Guozhong was so frightened that his face was like earth, and he immediately knelt down and cried and shouted: "Your Majesty, the minister will never dare to rebel, please Your Majesty will be aware of it!"

The emperor's eyes flickered, and then he sighed and said, "Okay, okay, let's calm down." I won't make that unwarranted mistake, and I believe the prime minister won't either. ”

Huang Guozhong suddenly understood what the emperor was referring to, he slowly stood up, glared at Xiao Zhang fiercely, and then honestly retreated to the class.

The emperor nodded and said, "Since you Aiqing have no opinions, then I will approve Xiao Zhantian's letter of appointment." ”

"Father, slow down!" the prince stood up again and said in a loud voice.

The emperor looked at the crown prince and asked impatiently, "Prince, what else do you have to say?"

The crown prince said: "Father, as far as the sons know, the murderer of the Xiao family's tragedy back then was the Heavenly Soul Sect. ”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was taken aback, the Xiao family tragedy was well known, and the case had not been solved for many years, and it had become a headless unsolved case. And at this moment, the prince actually mentioned this case, and directly accused the Heavenly Soul Sect of being the murderer, which shocked everyone present.

The Heavenly Soul Sect is a first-level sect in the empire, and to a certain extent, it represents the authority of the imperial court, but it is really unbelievable that it has done such a thing that people and gods are angry about.

The emperor's face suddenly became serious, and he asked, "Prince, do you have a credential? If you don't have a credential, don't talk nonsense!"

"Since the retainers have spoken out in public, there must be evidence. The prince seemed confident, "The Xiao family tragedy has not been solved for many years, and the sons also want to share the worries of the court and find out the murderer as soon as possible, so they have been secretly investigating the case for many years, and they have really gained something. ”

The emperor was expressionless and asked in a cold voice, "What have you gained?"

The prince said: "Father, please bring someone into the palace with your son." ”

The emperor immediately nodded and said, "Yes." ”

The prince turned around and shouted outside the hall: "Bring the hostages into the hall!"

After a while, I saw two unarmed prince's guards walking into the hall with an old man, the old man was so frightened that he didn't dare to look up at the emperor at all, and immediately after entering the hall, he lay on the ground and shouted: "Long live Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty......

The emperor quietly observed the old man, and then asked the prince: "This is the person you are looking for?"

The prince nodded and said, "Yes." This old man was a vendor who delivered vegetables and meat to the Xiao family back then, and he was also delivering vegetables to other families in Yunzhou City, including the Liang family, another big family in Yunzhou City. On the day of the Xiao family tragedy, the Xiao family held a banquet to entertain celebrities from all walks of life in the city, and after the banquet, he went to the Xiao family to recover the remaining vegetables and meat. ”

Xiao Zhang looked at the old man, and immediately recognized it, sure enough, it was the person who often delivered food to the family back then, and he couldn't help but sigh in surprise, the prince really had some means, and he actually found this person. However, he didn't understand, the prince found this person to prove that the Heavenly Soul Sect was the murderer, so what was his purpose?

The emperor stared at the old man with sharp eyes, and asked the prince, "What has he seen?"

The prince looked at the old man and said, "Say, tell me everything you saw and heard that day, and don't be afraid." ”

The old man still didn't dare to raise his head, and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, Xiao Lao'er sent six truckloads of goods to the Xiao family that day, and after dark, according to the agreement, Xiao Lao'er went to the Xiao family to recover the remaining goods, but before he entered the door, he heard bursts of screams from the Xiao family's mansion, and at the same time smelled a choking smell of blood, and then ...... I...... I don't dare to say ......."